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Laxguy703 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:12 pm Coach needs to pull this goalie in the 2nd half.

#55 can’t save a beach ball right now and Cuse knows it. They are shooting at will because they know it’ll go.

Laxguy703 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:12 pm Coach needs to pull this goalie in the 2nd half.

#55 can’t save a beach ball right now and Cuse knows it. They are shooting at will because they know it’ll go.

Laxguy703 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:12 pm Coach needs to pull this goalie in the 2nd half.

BigTurn wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:37 pm

FannOLax wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:14 am

joewillie78 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:18 am

Chousnake wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:46 pm That was just a frustrating game and somewhat ugly game. When the offense was clicking early, the defense (SSDMs) was struggling, Tully was not seeing the ball, and Penn was winning face offs. When the defense settled down, Psylos started winning draws, and Tully came on, the offense went stagnant. I thought Cornell stopped moving the ball in the second half and spent too much time trying to dodge 1 on 1. Penn's defense really stepped up, but with all that talent, 4 goals in 3 quarters is hard to understand after a 6 goal first quarter. There were just too many turnovers. The 1 on 1 dodging led to some desperation plays as the shot clock ran down in the second half. I don't understand why Cornell runs the offense from behind the goal at x when the shot clock gets below 10-15 seconds. When the ball is up top as the shot clock runs down, you can get a shot off. It's not possible to get a shot off behind the cage.

Goldstein has been fantastic, but he had a rough day today with some untimely turnovers and inexplicably passing up a shot at an open net in the 4th quarter.

The game was played on Penn's terms from the 2nd quarter on.

Cornell had a great chance to win in their second OT possession when Long had an open shot from 5 yards out, but Carroll make a great save. The last possession in regulation and the first and third possession in OT were not good, however. They held the ball too long at the end of regulation and didn't get off a shot. The first and third OT possessions ended with turnovers on forced/errant passes. When Cornell gets that many chances to win a game, they usually convert. One of the trademarks of the Buczek era has been the ability to get clutch late game wins . They had opportunities today, but it just didn't go their way and they atypically lost a close one.

Give the defense and Tully credit for a good effort today. Tully really came up big late in the game. Psylos and Petrakis won key draws in the second half.

I have not seen the stats, but it seemed Cornell had too many turnovers and failed clears. Credit again to Psylos for a gritty game.

It would have been nice to open 3-0 in the Ivies against three of the tougher opponents. Now the rest of the season will be spent on the bubble with little room for error.

Wow, Cornell on the bubble, imagine that?
For me "Cornell on the bubble" means, you get this from the committee;

"The team from Ithaca had a great season and beat some great teams BUT they just didn't quite do enough when compared to other teams"

So what does that mean? Simple, make sure you get in the Ivy League Tournament and win it, otherwise as usual, Cornell is Bubble OUT.

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Joewillie78

Hmmm, sounds like bitter memories of 2019, when Cornell beat Notre Dame in South Bend and lost in the ILT semis and didn't make the NCAA tourney while the Irish got in (and lost in the first round). This year, a win over Notre Dame is probably worth more, and if you couple beating the Irish with beating Cuse, you are in without winning the ILT. The Ivy is good this year, especially Penn, Princeton, Cornell and Yale. Cornell has already played its three toughest Ivy opponents, and is 2-1 in conference with a very realistic shot at finishing 5-1.

Small detail, but ND smoked Hopkins first round that year and lost to Duke in OT in the quarters.

Denver14 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:23 pm Princeton losing to Lehigh.